Andy Mac open to discussions

emptysea wrote:

JAH wrote:so how do you sample incoming audio with effects in Maschine?

Select a sound (pad 1 for example) and select EXT IN 1 as Source and load effects. Then select another sound, press the SAMPLING button, and select INTERN as Source and INPUT 1 as Input.

And this is the method used to add effects to incoming audio to sample? Any tutorials? Because this is hard to follow and the manual is no help.[/quote]
Dude, it's all basics covered in the manual. You have external audio on a pad with effects and another pad sampling it.[/quote]

sooo... you're talking about resampling with effects then? we can totally do that. that wasnt what the other guy was asking.

DJ Hellfire wrote:

JAH wrote:It is much simpler to just record your audio to a pad in Maschine and then use the 3 effect slots to add effects.

Glad you brought this up! Andy and Dan, speaking of Maschine's effects slots, on Maschine, just having a sample on a pad uses one effects slot since a pad, sound and track are all one in the same. Is this the same with Ren?

Also, how are you guys approaching the whole 64-bit thing? Will we have a 64-bit app, as well as a 64-bit bridge for all of our 32-bit plugins?

each pad has 4 slots for samples, and 4 slots for insert effects. they're independent, so you can have 4 samples and 4 effects loaded on a pad.


Edit: missed a part - we'll be 64 bit, and you can use 32 bit plugins as well.

xparis001 wrote:sooo... you're talking about resampling with effects then? we can totally do that. that wasnt what the other guy was asking.

No. I'm not talking about resampling with effects after the fact. With Maschine, it is possible to sample the incoming signal with effects in one pass as I described above.

emptysea wrote:

xparis001 wrote:sooo... you're talking about resampling with effects then? we can totally do that. that wasnt what the other guy was asking.

No. I'm not talking about resampling with effects after the fact. With Maschine, it is possible to sample the incoming signal with effects in one pass as I described above.

but you're pulling the sound from another pad, right? perhaps im confused on the implementation of it.

xparis001 wrote:Edit: missed a part - we'll be 64 bit, and you can use 32 bit plugins as well.

So to make sure we are clear. We can use 32-bit plugins inside the 64-bit app?

emptysea wrote:

xparis001 wrote:sooo... you're talking about resampling with effects then? we can totally do that. that wasnt what the other guy was asking.

No. I'm not talking about resampling with effects after the fact. With Maschine, it is possible to sample the incoming signal with effects in one pass as I described above.

This is similar to the 5000 where you can sample the input thru while input thru is wet with effects from the selected effects bus. So source running thru input thru, input thru enabled with bus 1 which has delay on it set sample record to analog input left or right. Sounds like the Ren should be able to do that.

xparis001 wrote:

emptysea wrote:

xparis001 wrote:sooo... you're talking about resampling with effects then? we can totally do that. that wasnt what the other guy was asking.

No. I'm not talking about resampling with effects after the fact. With Maschine, it is possible to sample the incoming signal with effects in one pass as I described above.

but you're pulling the sound from another pad, right? perhaps im confused on the implementation of it.

I'm not familiar with this method. But what I think he's saying is routing the external signal through one pad with the effect to a new pad. Signal chain like this:

Turntable --> Maschine External input --> Pad 1 with effect --> Maschine internal input --> recorded onto pad 2

gertie wrote:Hi Andy

welcome to the board

I really enjoyed your video at NAMM, especially the bit where you mentioned no longer having to go thru 50 screens to change one parameter, this has been the news I've been waiting for all these years

why have you decided to put all your resources into new models and leave out the mpc5000 flagship and other standalone models?
I hear the mpc5000 may get an os update, but why has this taken three years? Would it not be possible to take two coders off the ren line and help deliver the long awaited os for the mpc5k a little earlier, or is your focus on new customers as oppossed to existing customers?
Have you offered JJ his old job back? With maybe a promotion for saving the mpc1k and mpc25k line?

Why do akai reps only appear on this forum when new products are about to come out, or just come out...and then disappear? I know some of em get flack...but its only cos people have spent hard earned money on machine which then have bugs

ps befoe i get, please tory to keep xparis001 as an employee

pps if youre looking for new employees dcook97(us) and scoobylol (uk) would love to work for you....hint hint

These are probably more questions relating to my area than Andy's. here we go:

1. 2. This is a question of resourses, as I mentioned before. I agree with you, as I said before, and I've been product manager for about 3 months. All i can officially say is it's my priority for us to be better about this. An update is on the plate, and is in process, and I'm sorry I cant promise a date, only that it's coming.
3. this wouldnt be possible, as the developers working on the renaissance are not the same people who worked on the MPC5000. the MPC 5000 has 8 different processors and each requires a different engineer, or at least an engineer famiiliar with the architecture to work on it. its not that others arent capable, but others would take time to get up to speed. Also, coding for a software project is vastly different from coding for an embedded system. Our focus is all customers, and again, all I can say is we want to be better at this, and we're working on it.
4. regarding, in all seriousness, it's illegal for me to comment on someone's employment or eligibility for rehire or anything like that to a third party. I assume that was a joke, but I need to cover our bases here.
5. ive mentioned this before, but I'll say it again. Andy and I are here because we love MPCs, and when a new product is coming out, we're excited. we come here on our own time. We come here because it's fun. when things become a drag, people call us names, threaten us, bully us, why would we stay? so far things are good this time around, but in the past, bad apples spoiled our experience.
6. thanks for the vote of confidence! seriously that's nice.
7. we're always looking for people, and are currently hiring for QA. If you're in the RI area, or are willing to relocate, then send me a PM. that goes for anyone. We're currently not looking for outside beta testers.

DJ Hellfire wrote:

xparis001 wrote:Edit: missed a part - we'll be 64 bit, and you can use 32 bit plugins as well.

So to make sure we are clear. We can use 32-bit plugins inside the 64-bit app?

yes.

psr wrote:

emptysea wrote:

xparis001 wrote:sooo... you're talking about resampling with effects then? we can totally do that. that wasnt what the other guy was asking.

No. I'm not talking about resampling with effects after the fact. With Maschine, it is possible to sample the incoming signal with effects in one pass as I described above.

This is similar to the 5000 where you can sample the input thru while input thru is wet with effects from the selected effects bus. So source running thru input thru, input thru enabled with bus 1 which has delay on it set sample record to analog input left or right. Sounds like the Ren should be able to do that.

It can, yes. I wasnt sure what he was talking about before, but yes we can do that.

xparis001 wrote:

DJ Hellfire wrote:

xparis001 wrote:Edit: missed a part - we'll be 64 bit, and you can use 32 bit plugins as well.

So to make sure we are clear. We can use 32-bit plugins inside the 64-bit app?

yes.

GREAT! Where do I swipe my debit card?

@ Xparis001,

I've already pre-orderd my MPC REN and would like to know exactly what parameters can be mapped and controlled from a midi keyboard.

I'd just like to be clear on this as my Ren will stay in the studio, but I intend to trigger the software from a portable controller when travelling.

Can the below respond to midi data from other controllers?

1. Transport
2. Drum Pads
3. Knobs


Thanks in advance

Hay Dan

Didn't realise you was on here last night. lol

Anyway guy's, i will answer as many questions as i can regarding work flow,features,Studio Hook Up,Tricks,Drum Mixing etc but anything related to the chips inside.......(Dan is your man)

Here is my set up

AMEK BC 2
ADAM P11
Logic 9
MPC3000,2500
API 550B X 4
API 512
SSL BUSS COMP
BSS Comp
UAD FULLY LOADED
TALKBOX Golden Throat Set-up
Micro Synth
Motif Rack
Triton Rack

oh and

1176
MOTU HD192

I've worked with many top producers and artists over the years so if you need any advice about how the MPC works in a studio environment please feel free to ask. I'm not just an MPC head! lol

But what i can say is.....

The Renaissance will be the cross-over we've all waited for. I was personally assigned to run the London Producer Sessions with Dan here is the UK so when you watch the video all the expressions are real. We took a core bunch of producers through the product at the early stages which originally started in the U.S to make sure the product we designed is the MPC of the future....Which is to give every hardware MPC user the same feel and workflow but inside the DAW world.

I'm glad to share my experience and passion with this product with all the users around the world. I love this forum and how we can talk directly with all the users that make these products legendary........

I will be here most evenings so please feel free to send me PM messages or direct on a post.


Andy Mac

Andy,

Will there be any special forum discounts?

LOL

How can i be polite

No.

But keep an eye out with Digital Village. I will be holding some events closer to the release